Conference program
Global context, local solutions: Belarus’ private sector potential
Hotel Europe, Minsk
November 5, 2014
Registration and coffee, 8.00-9.00
Conference opening
9.00-9.30
Keynote speeches
Panel 1. Global context: looking for opportunities in challenging times
10.30-12.00
Moderator: Dr. Irina Tochitskaya, Academic director of the IPM Research Center
Economic reforms in Ukraine: challenges and expectations
Pavlo Sheremeta, former Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine
Eurasian Ecoomic Union: Perspectives and Challenges for Belarus
Dr. Andrey Lipin, Deputy Director, Macroeconomic Policy Department, Eurasian Economic Commission
Discussants: Vladimir Vassilevski, UNITER Investment Company, member of the Supervisory Board; Alexander Egorov, Head of Directorate at Ministry of economy of the Republic of Belarus
Coffee, 12.00-12.30
Panel 2.Private sector in Belarus: unleashing the potential
15.30-17.30
Moderator: Pavel Daneyko, CEO, IPM
Business environment in Belarus: Recent trends
Olga Sherbina, Head of Belarus Office at IFC
Belarusian SMEs’ corruption perception
Dr. Igor Pelipas, Head of the Supervisory Board, IPM Research Center
IT Sector in Belarus: How to sustain the success story
Vladimir Basko, Director of the Infopark Association
Discussants: Valery Papakul, lawyer, partner of the law office "Stepanovski, Papakul and Partners", Natalia Nikandrova, Director of the National Agency of investment and privatization
Lunch, 14.30-15.30
Panel 3. SOEs reform: Focus on allocative efficiency
15.30-17.30
Moderator: Dr. Kiryl Haiduk, country economist for Belarus at the World Bank
Private Sector Development Program: Serbian Experience
Aleksandar Vlahovic, President of the Serbian Economists Association, former Minister of Economy and Privatization of Serbia
Improving inter-sectoral allocative efficiency in Belarus
Dzmitry Kruk, researcher, BEROC
New priorities and principles of the government programs financing: Focus on SMEs
Tatiana Mitrofanova, Head of the Analysis and Strategic Planning Center, Development Bank of Belarus
Discussants: Lev Freikman, consultant, World bank; Maxim Ermolovich, Deputy Minister of Finance of Belarus
Closing remarks
17.30-18.00
Dr. Irina Tochitskaya, Academic director of the IPM Research Center
Dr. Kiryl Haiduk, country economist for Belarus at the World Bank
Pavel Daneyko, CEO, IPM